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auDA News Archive 2005

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Date Title
18/10/2005 auDA signs new Registry Licence Agreement with AusRegistry
28/10/2005 auDA announces preferred tenderer for registry
14/10/2005 Domain name registrations under the "close and substantial connection" rule
16/09/2005 Call for nominations for election to the auDA Board
15/09/2005 550,000 com.au and net.au domain names registered
30/08/2005 auDA releases Request for Tender for provision of registry services for .au 2LDs
19/08/2005 Commercial geographic domain name ballot results released
09/08/2005 Chariot Internet breaches transfers policy
01/08/2005 Commercial geographic names ballot closed
29/07/2005 Telefa (Digicommander) breaches transfers policy
27/06/2005 auDA releases second draft Registry Technical Specification for comment
23/05/2005 auDA releases commercial geographic names in com.au and net.au
13/05/2005 Release of geographic names in com.au and net.au
29/04/2005 auDA and Capital Networks settle disputes 
28/04/2005 auDA reduces its .au domain name fee* by 25 percent
11/04/2005 auDA suspends Capital Networks' registrar accreditation
31/03/2005 auDA releases draft Registry Technical Specification for comment
07/03/2005 Consumer Alert auDA warms Australian businesses to be wary of American domain name organisation
03/03/2005 Consumer Alert Mass mail out by Domains Australia Pty Ltd
07/02/2005 com.au and net.au domain registrations exceed 500,000

Important News Items

auDA issues Consumer Alerts from time to time to warn domain name registrants about potential industry scams and other misleading and deceptive conduct.

auDA produces a twice-weekly Domain Name News , a summary of domain name-related news items from around the world.

Last Updated: 18/11/2005 15:40

Legal Action: Domain Names Australia

auDA has won its TPA action against Domain Names Australia Pty Ltd, over mass mail outs during 2003.

Registry Request for Tender

auDA has issued a Request for Tender for a 4 year licence agreement for the provision of registry services in .au second level domains, commencing 1 July 2006. Questions about the RFT have now been received and answered.

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